Learn How to Put iPhone In Recovery Mode Today

Do you want to put iPhone in recovery mode? This mode, along with the DFU mode, is pretty useful when people want to downgrade or restore their iDevices. The recovery mode is sometimes confused with DFU mode, but it is entirely different.

DFU mode vs Recovery mode

DFU mode is basically firmware update mode: and the firmware is updated in this scenario. Recovery Mode and DFU mode are similar in the perspective of how the device behaves and how the device is detected by iTunes. But the main difference for recovery mode is how it functions.

Recovery mode is the only mode where the firmware of the iPhone can be downgraded. It can also assist in restoring the iPhone.

7 Steps to put iPhone in Recovery Mode

Disconnect the iPhone from PC or Mac.

Launch iTunes on PC / Mac.

Press and hold Power and Home button for 10 seconds or till the screen is blank.

Keep holding the Home button but release the Power button.

Connect the iPhone via USB to the PC / MAC.

iPhone will display the iTunes icon and USB cable.

iTunes will showcase an iDevice in recovery mode. You were successful to put iPhone in recovery mode.

Put iPhone In Recovery Mode – Detected in iTunes

Here’s a video to walk you through the process to put iPhone into Recovery mode:

As mentioned before, the recovery mode is useful when the iPhone has to be restored or downgraded. For an upgrade or update, the iPhone perhaps needs to be placed in DFU mode.

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